India eye record medals at Asian Games 2026 NEW DELHI: Hoping to build on the historic campaign three years back at Hangzhou, India begins its campaign at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with a 500-plus athlete contingent, aiming to better the 106-medal tally racked up at the last Games.While the build-up to the Games has…

Chennai: The state govt on Saturday released ₹23.95 lakh in financial assistance to research scholar Bharathidasan Raman under the Annal Ambedkar Overseas Higher Education Scholarship programme, ending the months-long controversy over the delay. “We released the funds to the research scholar today,” Social Justice Minister Vanni Arasu said.The 27-year-old scholar’s case was also raised during…

Chennai: Madras high court has said that a stage has come where any proceedings can be conducted through video-conferencing (VC) mode. Therefore, trial courts can never refuse to conduct examination of witnesses through VC mode just because the case involves several documents or complex issues.Justice N Anand Venkatesh made the observation while allowing K Balasundaram,…